282: Unwarranted gossip

The auction lasted for three days, and the items up for bid were diverse and dazzling.

However, those top-grade cultivation resources were not very useful to Xun Xiuyuan.

Xiaorou also looked at Xun Xiuyuan strangely; this Heavenly God, specially treated by the City Lord, seemed uninterested in anything.

Finally, the highlight treasure of the auction appeared: four Fragments of Time Law.

The beauty on the auction stage simply said, "Four Fragments of Time Law, sequences four, seven, eight, and nine."

It was a very simple introduction. After saying this, she continued, "Bidding starts now."

When Xun Xiuyuan heard "sequence," he was stunned. Could it be that they had serial numbers, just like the Law Fragments produced by the system?

"What does 'sequence' mean?" Xun Xiuyuan asked Xiaorou, who was beside him.

Xiaorou, truly a know-it-all, smiled and said, "Law Fragments usually come in nine sequences. If one gathers all nine fragments and comprehends them, it's possible to gain an initial understanding of the Law of Time. Of course, it's only a possibility; the chances are not high. This mainly depends on one's comprehension, but even so, the price of Fragments of Time Law remains consistently high."

Xun Xiuyuan understood. This sequence was exactly as he had imagined. If he obtained these four fragments, his Law of Time could advance to the Quasi-God Realm.

In the future, as long as he encountered a True God or Heavenly God cultivating the Law of Time, he could integrate the Law of Time into himself.

At this moment, Xun Xiuyuan had great aspirations for these four Fragments of Time Law. His own Law of Time already had the first six sequences, lacking only seven, eight, and nine.

Just then, someone opened the bidding: "One thousand units."

It was the same as usual; this bid was another feeler.

After this bid was announced, subsequent offers came in continuously, and the price quickly reached ten thousand units.

Xun Xiuyuan glanced at his Law Comprehension Pills, four hundred of them, because most had been given to Zhuge Lun.

That was equivalent to forty thousand units of resources. His maximum bid could only reach forty-two thousand, and his other items were worth at most two thousand units.

Xun Xiuyuan was not in a hurry, wanting to wait a bit longer.

In fact, at this time, all the bids were coming from the VIP rooms on the third floor, but Xun Xiuyuan didn't know it, because due to the formation, he couldn't tell where the bids were coming from at all.

This was also a form of protection by the Commerce City auction organizers for their VIPs.

Soon, the bid reached around thirty thousand units, and the bidding voices gradually decreased significantly.

Xun Xiuyuan spoke for the first time: "Thirty-five thousand units."

Xun Xiuyuan's increase was fierce, adding five thousand units at once, which caused the already sparse bidding voices to decrease by more than half again.

Only an unhappy voice was heard shouting, "Thirty-six thousand."

Xiaorou saw Xun Xiuyuan's bid and was also excited. She had been sitting there for several days, and this Heavenly God had not spoken once.

However, when he did speak, it greatly shocked Xiaorou. Thirty-five thousand units was not a small sum.

Even an ordinary Initial Saint would find it very difficult to earn so much money. These space-time spiritual materials were hard currency in the Extraterritorial Battlefield, equivalent to money.

Xun Xiuyuan was silent for just a moment, then shouted again, "Forty thousand units."

The instant Xun Xiuyuan shouted this price, a cold snort echoed through the entire void.

Finally, a bid followed closely: "Forty-one thousand units."

Xun Xiuyuan didn't expect to encounter such a wealthy person this time. He glanced at his spatial ring and thought to himself, 'One last bid.'

"Forty-two thousand units!"

This was Xun Xiuyuan's limit; any more and his funds would not be enough.

However, although Xun Xiuyuan cared about the Time Fragments, it wasn't to the point of absolutely needing them.

Because they were just fragments, they couldn't be integrated into his body, and their battle power boost to him was not significant.

At this moment, an enraged voice resounded throughout the hall: "Isn't this a shill from your Commerce City? The price of four Fragments of Time Law usually maxes out at around thirty thousand."

The beauty on the auction stage remained expressionless, lightly smiling as she said, "This esteemed guest must be joking. If you have money, buy; if you don't, don't bid. No one is forcing you."

Her words were spoken with a smile, but the tone was far from warm.

The angry voice snorted coldly again, saying, "Fifty thousand units. Let's see if this shill follows."

Xun Xiuyuan shrugged helplessly, giving up on bidding; he didn't have enough money.

For a long time, no one made a bid. Just as the beauty was about to speak, the angry voice resounded again: "VIP in room 306, why aren't you bidding anymore? And you still say you're not a shill."

Xun Xiuyuan was shocked. How could he be dragged into this, and more importantly, how did he know his room number?

Since he had been called out by name, he couldn't just cower.

Xiaorou saw Xun Xiuyuan stand up, her expression changed, and she pressed a button. The cosmic starry sky view disappeared, returning the room to its original private box appearance.

Opening the door, Xun Xiuyuan walked out of the private box.

At the entrance of private box 302 on the left stood a young man with an angry expression. The moment he saw Xun Xiuyuan, he scoffed, "Still saying you're not a shill? You actually arranged for a Heavenly God Realm to enter the third floor to participate in the auction."

Just then, City Lord Gong Yuwei appeared on the scene.

The young man's pupils constricted when he saw City Lord Gong Yuwei, and he stopped shouting loudly.

Several elders walked out of private box 302, one of whom was clearly a Saint, exuding immense pressure, accompanied by several people who seemed like attendants, their cultivation not high.

This person cupped his hands at City Lord Gong Yuwei: "City Lord Gong, please explain?"

City Lord Gong Yuwei's face darkened when he saw the people from the Eternal Great World having a conflict with Xun Xiuyuan, and worse, falsely accusing Xun Xiuyuan of being an auction shill.

"Elder Ye, he is not a shill."

Then he looked at the angry young man and said, "Young Master Ye, if you have money, buy; if you don't, scram. What nonsense are you shouting?"

The influence of Extraterrestrial Merchant Guild was not inferior to any Great World, not even the Eternal Great World.

City Lord Gong Yuwei was polite to that elder because the elder was a True Saint Realm expert.

As for that young man, he was merely a young master of the Eternal Great World's royal family, and City Lord Gong Yuwei gave him no face at all.

The elder glanced at City Lord Gong Yuwei. With the City Lord speaking personally, he looked at the young man and said, "Xiao Lin, pay up."

Then the elder looked at Xun Xiuyuan and said with a fake smile, "Young brother, what courage! A Heavenly God having so much wealth, this old man is impressed."

Xun Xiuyuan naturally heard the elder's sarcastic tone and ignored him, walking straight out of the auction venue.

City Lord Gong Yuwei subtly gave Xiaorou a look. Xiaorou nodded and followed Xun Xiuyuan, leaving the auction hall.

Xiaorou's voice entered Xun Xiuyuan's ears: "World Lord Xun, City Lord Gong still has something to discuss with you. I wonder if you have time."

Although Xun Xiuyuan had waited in vain for several days at the auction, he didn't gain anything.

However, he couldn't refuse Xiaorou's invitation at this moment, after all, City Lord Gong Yuwei had been good to him.